Rack with retainer



Sept. 20, 1960 s. L. STONE ETAL RACK WITH RETAINER Filed Nov. 13, 1956INVENTORS 5n pawl. fire/v5, and BY 67/1 4710 jaw/@4514,

' RACK WITH RETAINER Selden L. Stone, 1219 Perry Ave., and ChesterBrandlein,

1215 Hoefgen, both of Indianapolis, Ind.

Filed Nov. 13, 1956, $61. No.- 621,940

4 Claims. (Cl. 211-4 This invention relates to a slotted rack adaptedfor the reception and support of articles of various kinds, and has forits object to provide such a rack with a movable and removable retainerwhich can be releasably locked in place to close the ends of thearticle-receiving slots whereby to prevent removal of the article fromthe slots, moved while still supported from the rack into an inoperativeposition to uncover the ends of the slots, or removed entirely fromassociation with the rack.

In carrying out the invention in its preferred form, we employ a rackhaving a horizontally extending flange which is slotted at intervals forthe reception of the articles to be supported. A retainer bar pivoted atone end to such flange is swingable between an operative positionclosing the ends of the slots and an inoperative position in which theends of the slots are exposed to permit insertion or removal ofsupported articles. Means are provided at the opposite end of theretainer bar for releasably looking it in operative position. Thepivotal connection between the one end' of the retainer bar and, therack is so constructed that with the retainer bar in open or inoperativeposition it can be moved relative to the rack to sever the pivotalconnection and permit complete removal of the retainer bar.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment ofthe invention:

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of the rack with the retainer in placethereon;

Fig. 2 is an isometric view of the retainer removed from associationwith the rack;

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1',

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

The rack shown in the drawing comprises a base portion adapted to besecured to a wall or other vertical surface as by means of screwspassing through holes 11 at the ends of the base. From the base andbetween the holes 11 there projects a horizontally extending flange 12provided with a series of slots 13 opening into the free edge of theflange, such slots being dimensioned to receive the articles which areto be supported. In Fig. 4, one such article, in the form of a fishingrod 14, is shown received in one of the slots 13, the eye 15 on the endof the rod serving to prevent the rod from dropping downwardly throughthe slot. While we have shown the fishing rod 14, it will be understoodthat, by properly proportioning the slot 13 the rack may be adapted toreceive and retain any article having heads or enlargements preventingit from being withdrawn from the slot by vertical movement. i

A retainer bar 17 is provided at one end with a pivot pin 18 rotatablyreceived in an opening adjacent one end of the flange 12. For a purposewhich will become ap parent hereinafter the retainer bar is of channelsection comprising two vertically spaced flanges 19 and 20 between whichthe rack-flange 12 is received when the retainer is in operativeposition. The pivot pin 18 is secured tothe upper flange 19 only of theretainer bar, and the lower flange 20 is cutaway, as indicated at 21 toa point spaced from the pivot pin 18. At the opposite end ofthe retainerbar the flanges 19 and 20 are provided with aligned holes 22 which, whenthe retainer is in operative position, register with an opening 23 inthe rack flange 12 for the reception of the hasp of a padlock 24. v

When the retainer is in place and locked, it occupies the position shownin Figs. 1, 3, 4, and 5, the pivot 18 occupyingthe hole in-the end ofthe rack 20 and the holes 22 of the retainer registering with the hole23 in the rackflange. As indicated in Fig. 5, the hasp of a pad-lock maybe inserted through the holes 22 and 23 so that the lock, when locked,will hold the retainer 17 in its operative position to prevent theremoval of any articles in the slots 13. By removal of the pad-lock 24,the retainer may be swung outwardly about the axis of the pin 18 touncover the ends of the slots 13 and permit removal of any articletherein. By swinging the retainer outwardly far enough to permit thecut-away end 21 of the lower flange 20 to clear the rack-flange 12, theentire retainer may be lifted upwardly to withdraw the pin 18 from itsassociated hole in the rack-flange and the entire retainer to be removedfrom association with the rack, leaving the slots 13 open for the freeaccess or removal of any article. When the retainer is in its operativeposition, shown in Fig. 1, its lower flange 20, by engagement with thelower face of the rack-flange 12, prevents the upward movement of theretainer which would be necessar-y to free the pin 18 from itsassociated hole in the rack flange.

If desired, the middle portion of the lower flange 20 of the retainercan be bent downwardly to provide a tab 25 which can be engaged by thefinger to swing the retainer between operative and inoperativepositions.

In addition to the function of the channel cross-section of the retainerin providing a mounting for the pivot pin 18 and in preventing removalof such pin when the retainer is in operative position, suchcross-section adds strength to the retainer and prevents it, when inoperative position, from being bent in a manner that would permitremoval of articles from one or more of the slots 13.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a slotted rack, the combination of a base, a flange elementprojecting outwardly from said base and having a plurality of spacedslots opening in the outer edge of the flange, a retainer elementadapted to be disposed in an operative position extending along theouter edge of said flange to close said slots, means at adjacent ends ofsaid elements pivotally supporting said retainer element for swingingmovement into and out of said operative position, said means comprisinga pivot pin on one of said elements, the other of said elements having ahole receiving said pin, said pin, when said retainer element is swungout of its operative position, being withdrawable from said hole byseparation of the elements axially of the pin, an abutment on one ofsaid elements engageable with the other for preventing such separationwhen the retainer element is in operative position, said abutment andother element being disengageable in the swinging of the retainerelement out of its operative position, and a locking device spaced alongsaid retainer element from said means for releasably holding theretainer element in said operative position.

2. The invention of claim 1 further characterized in that said abutmentis a flange on said retainer element.

3. The invention of claim 1 further characterized in that said retainerelement, for a portion of its length, has

Patented Sept. 20, 1960 a channel cross-section receiving said flangewhen the retainer element is in operative position.

4. In a slotted rack, a horizontally extended base, a horizontal flangeextending longitudinally of said base and projecting outwardlytherefrom, said flange having a plurality of longitudinally spaced slotsopening in the outer edge of the flange, a retainer element of U-shapedcross-section having upper and lower flanges adapted to receive betweenthem the outer edge portion of said base flange, the upper of saidretainer flanges projecting 10 longitudinally beyond the lower retainerflange at one end of the retainer, a downwardly projecting pivot pinsecured to the projecting end of said upper retainer flange, said baseflange being provided at one end with a hole pivotally receiving saidpivot pin, said retainer being 15 2,851,168

swingable about the axes of said pivot pin between a closed position inwhich its flanges receive between them the edge portion of said baseflange and an open position in which it lower flange clears the baseflange t0 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATESPATENTS 1,914,276 Moore June 13, 1933 2,409,570 Kramer Oct. 15, 19462,645,351 London July 14, 1953 Mason Sept. 9, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS72,619 Denmark June 11, 1951 347,890 Great Britain May 7, 1931

